Creativity is universal and not limited by age. Creative acts help in understanding the meaning of life and aging; they contribute to well-being and life satisfaction. Programs such as Elderhostel and California's Creative Aging Workshops nurture creativity in older adults. (SK)

Instruments based on the Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA) were completed by 45 supported employees with mental retardation and 45 nondisabled employees. More similarities than differences were found in importance and satisfaction of 17 vocational needs. Use of the TWA with workers in supported employment was validated. (SK)

Summer interns and their volunteer mentors were sorted into 26 same-race and 50 different-race pairings. Liking, satisfaction, and contact with mentors were higher when proteges perceived themselves more similar to their mentors. Proteges of the same race as mentors reported more career support. (SK)

Investigates K-12 assistant principal job satisfaction and career objectives in Orange Country, California. Results of two surveys (2000, 2002) of assistant principals find over two-thirds of those responding are satisfied with their jobs and desire to become principals within the next 5 years. Discusses reasons why some assistant principals are…

Offers working principles that lead to more satisfactory outcomes in planning and building new facilities. (EV)

Discusses the complexities of sexual avoidance, or Hypoactive Sexual Desire (HSD), a previously neglected aspect of a couple's relationship. Suggests that learning from a therapist to accept and enjoy other forms of sexual exchange can open up new horizons of physical and emotional intimacy. (Contains 17 references.) (GCP)

Responses from 2,197 of 2,550 hospital nurses in Taiwan revealed a positive correlation among job satisfaction, professional commitment, and intent to leave the profession. Family status was an important factor in professional commitment. Job satisfaction was a more effective predictor of intent to leave the organization than the profession.…

Meta-analysis of six studies published 1976-1996 indicated that the factors having the highest predictive power for nursing faculty job satisfaction were intrinsic; organizational characteristics and climate had little power. Perceptions/expectations of deans'/chairs' role and faculty role conflict/ambiguity were also significant. (SK)

For 712 subjects, decidedness before and after using Making Better Career Decisions, an Internet career planning system, was compared. Most were willing to recommend it and half reported moderate increases in decidedness. Perceived benefit depended on subjective perception of career decision-making progress after using the system. (Contains 29…

Surveys completed by 794 of 1,276 employees in 12 small/midsized businesses provided strong evidence of formal, informal, and incidental workplace learning; incidental was the most frequent. A positive significant relationship was found between workplace learning and overall job satisfaction, recognition, work enjoyment, and supportive work…

Discusses plateauing as a means for long-term career satisfaction, Highlights include a literature review; what plateauing is and why it occurs, including career-based plateauing and life plateauing; some solutions to plateauing for librarians, including management changes and individual changes; and personal examples. (LRW)

Investigated relationship between child age (1-5 years, 6-12 years, and 13-20 years) and both marital quality and psychological distress in 66 mother and stepfather 1-child families. Both mothers' and stepfathers' appraisals of marital quality were unrelated to age level of child. Reports of psychological distress were related to child age level…

Examines how couples' discussions of troublesome problems reveal hidden agendas (issues not directly discussed or explored). Finds disgust and contempt are at the core of both love and respect agendas for husbands and wives. Finds that wives' more than husbands' hidden agendas are directly predictive of how negatively they argue at home. (SR)

Surveyed over 200 married adults from 20 major religious denominations concerning influence of religious belief and practice on family satisfaction. Most reported that religion was helpful to family life. Those who reported more social support and divine intervention reported higher levels of family satisfaction. (Author/NB)

Examined role of stress and resources in family satisfaction for two-generation farm families. Findings from 481 adults highlight the central role of family stress, unity, and power in the perception of family satisfaction; however, the role these variables played differed for each generation. (Author/NB)